Legal Counsel

Valon is building the AI-native operating system for regulated finance, starting with mortgage servicing. The Legal Counsel will be a key member of the technology legal team, managing a variety of legal matters and partnering with product, engineering, and compliance teams to establish a strong legal foundation for the company's operations.

Responsibilities

• Own negotiation and drafting for high-impact commercial agreements, including multi-million-dollar enterprise partnerships for ValonOS
• Build contracting processes and operational guardrails that enable the company to scale with both speed and precision
• Lead complex regulatory and compliance initiatives from design through implementation
• Become a trusted advisor on the frameworks governing AI, data, and financial products
• Monitor evolving federal and state law to ensure Valon remains ahead of a rapidly shifting landscape
• Develop training and compliance programs that scale across teams
• Translate emerging AI, data, and mortgage-servicing regulations into product and operational requirements—directly shaping how Valon builds and deploys the system of record for regulated finance
• Work directly with senior leadership on board governance, financings, audits, and strategic projects that influence Valon’s trajectory
• Drive cross-functional legal projects as business needs evolve in a fast-growing environment

Skills

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree (or foreign equivalent) from a leading law school
• Admitted in New York, or eligible to waive in
• ~1–4 years at a top law firm with substantive exposure to corporate, commercial, or complex regulatory matters (ideally a mix)
• Exceptional written and verbal communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong legal drafting skills and ability to articulate business and risk implications clearly
• Demonstrated ability to interpret complex statutes, regulations, and supervisory guidance
• Researcher with a bias toward actionable synthesis, not academic analysis
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail—especially in precision-critical contexts
• Comfort with financial concepts necessary to evaluate commercial terms
• Thrives in high-ownership environments with minimal bureaucracy
• Comfortable balancing urgency with uncompromising precision in regulated domains
• Energized by ambiguity, complexity, and solving hard problems with smart people
• Views legal as a product-enablement function, not a back-office gatekeeper
• Enjoys fast pace, honest feedback, and a culture that rewards initiative and impact

Benefits

• Participation in our equity program

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